History of Take Back the Night
Take Back the Night is an awareness event held to bring awareness to sexual violence and to celebrate survivor resilience. The event originated in 1877, when women in England and protested the violence they encountered when walking the streets of the night. Take Back the Night became popularized starting in the 1970s in reaction to some publicized incidents of gender-based violence.
SOSHA's Take Back the Night
SOSHA Organizes Take Back the Night during sexual assault awareness month each year to demonstrate that no survivor is alone in our community. We aim to bring voices to light that are silenced and marginalized, and to create an intersectional space for all survivors to be heard and believed. We believe that we must talk about gender-based violence to be able to heal the cycles of violence in our community and beyond. SOSHA's Take Back the Night take's place in Tappan Square. The event opens with speeches, followed by a march and a celebration of resilience which includes musical performances. There will always be specific content warnings before each speech and Nord Center advocated present to support attendees.